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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 802 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

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  1. 1.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  11. 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) yeast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  40. 40.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not needed
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a timer
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. yeast
  9. turmeric powder
  10. fat bits stick together
  11. buttermilk
  12. turmeric powder
  13. we keep it the same
  14. lumps of butter
  15. the same jar
  16. a battery cell
  17. needed
  18. the cream temperature
  19. a magnet
  20. False
  21. we keep it the same
  22. folding paper
  23. browning lemon ink
  24. a balloon
  25. a bowl
  26. thick whipped cream
  27. folding paper
  28. cooking an egg
  29. a mirror
  30. yeast
  31. cooking an egg
  32. can be undone
  33. can be undone
  34. cannot be undone
  35. it will not break
  36. dissolving salt
  37. needed
  38. can be undone
  39. it takes much longer
  40. so cream does not spill

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